" churches "

[Verb]  | "church" 

1: to bring to church to receive one of its rites

Origin: 14th century ;

 See: {church:1 };

[Noun]  | "church" | \ ˈchərch \

1: a building for public and especially Christian worship

2: the clergy or officialdom of a religious body

3: a body or organization of religious believers: such as

Origin: before 12th century ;

 Middle English chirche, from Old English cirice, ultimately from Late Greek kyriakon, from Greek, neuter of kyriakos of the lord, from kyrios lord, master; akin to Sanskrit śūra hero, warrior;

[Noun]  | "collegiate church" 

1: a church other than a cathedral that has a chapter of canons

2: a church or corporate group of churches under the joint pastorate of two or more ministers

Origin: 15th century ;

[Noun]  | "established church" 

1: a church recognized by law as the official church of a nation or state and supported by civil authority

Origin: 1575 ;

[Noun]  | "federated church" 

1: a local church uniting two or more congregations that maintain different denominational ties

Origin: 1898 ;

[Noun]  | "state church" 

1: established church

Origin: 1644 ;

[Adjective]  | "Broad Church" 

1: of or relating to a liberal party in the Anglican communion especially in the later 19th century

Origin: 1853 ;

[Adjective]  | "High Church" 

1: favoring especially in Anglican worship the sacerdotal, liturgical, ceremonial, and traditional elements in worship

Origin: 1704 ;

[Adjective]  | "Low Church" 

1: tending especially in Anglican worship to minimize emphasis on the priesthood, sacraments, and ceremonial in worship and often to emphasize evangelical principles

Origin: 1702 ;

[Noun phrase]  | "Church of England" 

1: the established episcopal church of England

Origin: 1534 ;

[Noun]  | "churches" 

[Noun]  | "church"